The Beautiful Way One Mom is Making Little Girls with Cancer Feel Like Disney Princesses

Holly Christensen, a nurse and mother from Alaska, is on a mission to light up the lives of little girls who lose their hair during cancer treatments.

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Two months ago, Christensen launched The Magic Yarn Project with her friend Bree Hitchcock. Their mission was to create wigs woven to resemble the hair of the child's favorite fairytale character

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"Lily, the three-year-old daughter of a college friend of mine, first inspired this project and received the first wig. She absolutely loved it. It brought joy and light to an otherwise difficult and dark time," Christensen told Mirror Online.

From there, Christensen got a team of volunteers, The Magic Yarn Project was born.

Unlike traditional wigs, The Magic Yarn Project creates wigs out of soft wool for sensitive skin, making them comfortable to wear with a bare scalp. The volunteers then transform the yarn into the hairstyle of the princess.

So far, the team has created wigs inspired by Elsa and Anna from Frozen, along with other Disney princesses, Rapunzel and Ariel. The group plans on creating some based on Belle from Beauty and the Beast and Jasmine from Aladdin. A generic rainbow wig has also been made.

Both Christensen and Hitchcock plan on turning their project into a non-profit organization. Their goal is to reach more communities who would like to be involved and, of course, bring happiness to little girls everywhere.